Carbon to volume relationships for dinoflagellates, diatoms, and other protist plankton

@article{MendenDeuer2000CarbonTV,
  title={Carbon to volume relationships for dinoflagellates, diatoms, and other protist plankton},
  author={Susanne Menden‐Deuer and Evelyn J. Lessard},
  journal={Limnology and Oceanography},
  year={2000},
  volume={45}
}
Cellular carbon and nitrogen content and cell volume of nutritionally and morphologically diverse dinoflagellate species were measured to determine carbon to volume (C : vol) and nitrogen to volume (N : vol) relationships. [] Key Result Cellular C and N content ranged from 48 to 3.0 3 10 4 pgC cell 21 21 5
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